Thursday's Daily Brief: Introducing HuffPost Alberta and HuffPost British Columbia

Thursday, August 16, 2012 Arianna Huffington: Powering a New Conversation: Introducing HuffPost Alberta and HuffPost British Columbia Arianna Huffington: I'm delighted to announce the launch of HuffPost Alberta and HuffPost British Columbia, which will bring HuffPost's signature mix of news, blogging, community, and social engagement to these western provinces. From Alberta and British Columbia's vast energy industry and environmentalist traditions to First Nations lands and the Northern Gateway pipeline, these new Canadian editions will tell the stories that need to be told -- and, just as importantly, help those in Alberta and British Columbia tell their stories themselves. As the HuffPost family grows -- it was just last month that we welcomed HuffPost Canada Impact -- we can't wait to see how these new editions will start conversations around the stories that get to the heart of each province's identity, and those that will decide their future. MEDIA Julian Assange Granted Asylum POLITICS Romney Promise Has Unintended Consequence POLITICS Brewer Defies Obama On DREAM-Like Program MONEY Single Ticket Wins $337 Million Jackpot TECHNOLOGY Breast Pumps, Grenade Launchers And More: The 15 Craziest Items People Tried To Bring On Planes BLOG POSTS Mohamed A. El-Erian: Paul Ryan's Plan and the Next 'New Normal' Paul Ryan may be too hasty in dismissing the extent to which the new normal is becoming embedded in our economy and, with each passing week, transitioning from a short-term exception into an even more painful multi-year reality. Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm: Not Voting? The Koch Brothers Thank You If you're staying at home because you're disgusted by the negative tone of the campaign; or you believe both sides run the same vile, lying, attack ads; or because you're turned off by politics: Congratulations, you are fulfilling someone else's agenda. You are following their plan to the letter. Robert L. Borosage: Game Changer: Biden Guarantees No Changes in Social Security It's unclear what effect Romney's decision to add Rep. Paul Ryan to his ticket will have on his candidacy, if any. But the choice certainly has had a salutary effect on the Obama re-election campaign. Marlo Thomas: Catholic School and Helen Gurley Brown A secretary-turned-copywriter-turned author, Helen rocked the culture with her revolutionary ideas about women and sexuality -- and she did so without fear or apology. Joe Sestak: Principal Reductions Can Save the Economy... By Saving Homes The failure to prevent the millions of troubled mortgages from becoming delinquent and being foreclosed causes damage not only to individual borrowers who lose their homes, but also to their communities and to the economy as a whole.

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